KANKYOU NO MIKATA

What KANKYOU NO MIKATA does

KANKYOU NO MIKATA (環境のミカタ) is a privately held Japanese waste management and recycling company headquartered in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, operating through a holding entity (KANKYOU NO MIKATA HOLDINGS inc.). It provides integrated waste services spanning industrial waste collection and disposal, business and household general waste collection, food waste-to-fertilizer recycling, and IT asset disposition through its Digital Pure Recycle subsidiary. The company holds the No.1 regional market share in the Shida area by volume delivered to Takayanagi Clean Factory and operates 7 self-owned factories and a fleet of 50+ collection vehicles, supported by a network of 70+ disposal partners nationwide.

Its core technology centers on physical waste processing infrastructure: the Earth Protection Center multi-factory system produces RPF (Refuse Paper & Plastic Fuel) at ~33% lower CO2 emissions than coal, manufactures recycled pellets, handles waste liquid crushing and acid/alkali neutralization, and performs mixed-waste separation; the Takayanagi Recycling Center is Shizuoka Prefecture's only facility processing household food waste into fertilizer at ~20 t/day. The group holds both general and industrial waste permits, the Superior Industrial Waste Processor certification (held by only ~1,000 of Japan's ~12,000 industrial waste companies), and a Privacy Mark through its Digital Pure Recycle subsidiary.

The business model combines subscription/recurring B2B contracts (industrial waste collection, municipal contracts with Fujieda, Yaizu, and Kakegawa cities), per-pickup household waste collection through the Uctyarura brand with S/M/L pack pricing (15,400–66,000 yen), and per-unit B2B services (6,000–120,000 yen/month). Customers span manufacturing plants, restaurants, retail, nursing care facilities, pharmacies, beauty salons, municipal governments, and large enterprises. GTM is direct-to-consumer and direct-to-enterprise via dedicated phone lines, website, LINE messaging, and environmental coordinator-led field sales, with recent geographic expansion to the Kanto region via a Saitama collection base and Tokyo sales office opened in autumn 2023.

Name

KANKYOU NO MIKATA

Legal name

環境のミカタホールディングス株式会社 (KANKYOU NO MIKATA HOLDINGS inc.)

Website

https://kankyounomikata.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

KANKYOU NO MIKATA is a Shizuoka-based integrated waste management and recycling operator serving factories, restaurants, retail, households, and municipal governments across 4 cities and 2 towns in Shizuoka, with growing Kanto coverage via 7 factories, 50+ vehicles, and an IT asset disposition subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management and Recycling Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG), Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC), Source-Separated Recycling (Paper/Plastics/Metals/Glass) Processing (IMAIAFAE)

Keywords

• Industrial waste collection
• Household junk removal
• Recycling services
• RPF solid fuel manufacturing
• Food waste fertilizer recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Yaizu

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Industrial waste collection and disposal services: Regular scheduled pickup and disposal services for factories, manufacturers, service businesses, and other enterprises producing industrial waste. Revenue is generated through service contracts, typically billed on a per-collection or monthly subscription basis.
2. General waste collection and disposal services: Collection and disposal of business and household general waste. Includes regular scheduled services and spot/single-time collection requests. Billed per pickup or monthly flat-rate.
3. Household waste (unneeded items) collection: Removal and disposal of items too large or inappropriate for municipal collection points, including furniture, appliances, and full-house cleanouts. Charged per item or by pack size (S/M/L).
4. Government contracted services: Administrative contracted services including household food waste collection in Fujieda City, plastic waste collection in Yaizu City, and general household waste collection in Kakegawa City. Revenue from municipal contracts.
5. RPF and recycled material sales: Sale of manufactured solid fuel (RPF) and recycled pellets produced from processed industrial waste to steel and paper companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kankyō no Mikata operates an integrated waste management and recycling business: collection and transportation of industrial and general waste from factories, restaurants, retail, and households, combined with self-operated intermediate processing and recycling across seven factories producing RPF solid fuel, recycled pellets, food waste fertilizer, and compressed recyclables. Services are sold through recurring business contracts, per-pickup household pack pricing (Uttyarura brand), and municipal government contracts.

Product overview

KANKYOU NO MIKATA (環境のミカタ Holdings) is a waste management and recycling services company operating primarily in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company operates under the 環境のミカタ brand providing integrated waste management solutions including industrial waste disposal, industrial waste recycling, business general waste collection, household waste collection, and food waste fertilizer recycling. Key services include RPF (solid fuel) manufacturing through the Earth Protection Center factories, the bulk junk collection brand 'うっちゃるら' for household and business waste, and subsidiary services such as Digital Pure Recycle for corporate IT equipment recycling and the regional information portal 'まいぷれ'. The company holds government permits for general waste collection and operates multiple recycling facilities with a fleet of over 50 vehicles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Waste Disposal (産業廃棄物の処分) Safe collection, transportation, and appropriate disposal of industrial waste generated by factories, manufacturing, and service industries. Aimed at B2B customers needing compliant industrial waste handling with manifest management.
• Industrial Waste Recycling (産業廃棄物のリサイクル) Recycling services that transform industrial waste into new raw materials or RPF solid fuel, contributing to resource circulation and carbon reduction.
• Business General Waste Collection (事業系一般廃棄物) Regular scheduled collection and disposal of general business waste for factories, restaurants, offices, schools, and facilities.
• Household General Waste Collection (家庭系一般廃棄物) Collection services for household items that cannot be disposed at municipal collection points, including full-house cleanouts. Covers Fujieda, Yaizu, Shimada, Yoshida, Makinohara, and Kawane areas in Shizuoka Prefecture.
• Uttyarura (うっちゃるら) Bulk Waste Collection Service Bulk waste and junk collection service for Yaizu and Fujieda areas, offering pack pricing plans (S, M, L sizes) for junk removal including furniture, appliances, and general items. Targeted at individual households.
• Fujieda Household Food Waste Collection and Fertilizer Recycling Food waste collection from Fujieda City households with fertilizer production at Takayanagi Recycling Center. The facility processes approximately 20 tons of food waste daily into fertilizer. Operated under municipal contract with Fujieda City.
• RPF (Refuse Paper & Plastic Fuel) Solid Fuel Manufacturing Refuse Paper and Plastic densified Fuel (RPF) manufacturing that converts difficult-to-recycle paper and plastic waste into solid fuel for power generation, sold as an alternative to coal to steel and paper industries.
• Digital Pure Recycle — IT Asset Disposition (デジタルピュアリサイクル) Corporate PC and OA equipment recycling service offering kitting, storage (up to 200,000 units), on-site data erasure using three certified methods, bar-code traceability, and proper recycling (~95% rate). Operated by group company Digital Pure Recycle Co., Ltd. Privacy Mark certified. Serves 1,200+ clients including Astellas Pharma and Toyota Tsusho.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 emissions reduced by approximately 33% compared to coal when using RPF (solid fuel) produced from waste
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Future Link Network Co., Ltd. (株式会社フューチャーリンクネットワーク)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Environments no Mikata became the local operator (運営パートナー) of the まいぷれ regional information platform for Fujieda/Yaizu/Shimada areas. The platform publishes local business and event information, and integrates with Google Business Profile. This platform serves as a community engagement and local marketing tool, reinforcing the company's identity as a regional environmental partner.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Hakuryo Co., Ltd. Regional waste management operator in Japan with recycling facilities. Comparable mid-market integrated waste service model, though primarily serves different prefectures than Kankyou no Mikata's Shizuoka base.

Direct peers

• Daiseki Co., Ltd. Japan's largest industrial waste processor (TSE-listed), offering collection, intermediate treatment, and recycling including RPF manufacturing. Direct competitor for industrial waste contracts and RPF offtake relationships with steel/paper companies.
• San-Ei Kogyo Co., Ltd. Mid-sized Japanese industrial and general waste hauler with recycling operations. Comparable regional business model targeting factories, retailers, and municipalities with collection-to-processing integration.
• Watahan & Co., Ltd. Japanese waste management company with RPF/recycled fuel manufacturing and recycling operations across multiple prefectures. Comparable in product mix (industrial waste + recycling) and target customer base (manufacturing, commercial).
• Sambo Co., Ltd. Japanese industrial waste processor focused on hazardous/special waste streams including recycling and intermediate treatment. Comparable in the integrated collection-and-processing model serving manufacturing customers.
• Totech Corporation: Japanese IT asset disposition company providing data erasure, recycling, and reuse services for corporate PCs and OA equipment. Closely comparable to Kankyou no Mikata's Digital Pure Recycle subsidiary in product offering and customer segment.

Broad incumbents

• JFE Environmental Solutions Corporation: Environmental services subsidiary of JFE Steel, offering waste processing, recycling, and soil remediation. Overlaps with Kankyou no Mikata in industrial waste handling and recycling for steel/industrial customers.
• Nippon Steel Eco-Tech Corporation: Waste management and recycling subsidiary of Nippon Steel. A broad incumbent that overlaps in industrial waste collection and recycling, particularly serving steel-industry waste streams comparable to Kankyou no Mikata's RPF customers.

Others

• Future Link Network Co., Ltd. Operator of the regional 'Maiple' community information platform. Strategic partner (not competitor) of Kankyou no Mikata through the Fujieda/Yaizu/Shimada Maiple local portal operation.

Emerging players

• Recycle One Inc. Japanese plastic recycling company operating material recycling facilities. Comparable in the plastics-to-recycled-pellet/RPF processing vertical, though focused specifically on plastic streams rather than full-service waste collection.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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